Has anyone found the source for the bar stools?

Sorry, the designer who staged the house to be sold sourced the chairs and I don't know who supplied them.

I would love to know too!!

How do we find out?

I want them too!

I will be watching the honest replies on your question. I have a normal family that actually uses their kitchen as the hub of their home for everything from baking holiday cookies to doing school projects to entertaining a house full of people. We are remodeling our kitchen, would love marble on our island but every kitchen expert I talk to says "no way" to marble. Look for quartz or granite to take a beating. Let's see if you get some honest answers.

I have marble in my kitchen and would advise against it. Acidic citrus fruits like lemon and orange will etch the surface and leave marks all over your counter, not stains, but spots where the acid has eaten away at the marble. I have 2 kids and my son left a peeled orange on the counter where there is now a circle etched into the marble. You can have the marble refinished every few years, but the maintenance gets costly. I say go for a light color honed granite instead or Cesarstone. Good luck!

i would love granit but read about radon gases and lung cancer from it . i do not know what to believe. can someone please help me .sherry

The marble institute of america has conducted extensive studies as well as the Florida Department of Health to assure home owners that the "risk to the homeowner from radioactivity or radon gas emitted from a granite countertop or tiles is practically non-existant." (radoninfo@marble-institute.com)
Unfortunately, granite is not usually white in color if you are trying to emulate the material in the photo. For durability, engineered stone is by far the best option.

We installed beautiful white marble in our kitchen. It was stunning on day 1 but I would NEVER do it again. Everything etched the stone - pickle juice, wine, fresh fruit, you name it. I ended up having it buffed and resealed within 4 months and ultimately had it replaced because it looked so bad.

thank you i will check out the web site you sent .i just want to be safe in my home . thanks sherry

WENT TO THE WEB SITE . LOOKS LIKE GRANIT IS AS SAFE AS HAVING A TV IN YOUR HOME . SHERRY

Was the marble in your home honed or polished? I'm still debating, but there's just nothing out there that really looks like marble in a man-made product. The are trying, though. I know the more polished the marble, the more unsightly the etches will be. I am considering honed marble so it would be less noticeable. Just wondering what those of you who had it, and recommend against it, had in your home.

If you were to consider marble, honing would be the best way to escape the perpetual maintenance polished marble would require. You would still have to be diligent about maintaining the sealer and watch out for scorching or burning the marble. (We would still never recommend marble for a kitchen but we understand the desire to have that look.)

I have since had the marble in my kitchen honed and it does make the etching less noticeable, however, if you have a choice, don't choose marble. Hands down, go with granite. I would recommend choosing a lighter shade of granite to achieve a similar look to marble. Good luck!

I love my honed marble kitchen countertops have had them for almost four years. I did not use Carrera but went with an imperial danby which was more white. We have minimal etching and I cook and have two kids. Wine has been spilled on the counters,spaghetti sauce and lots more. Our eight foot kitchen table is the danby marble and my five year old gets food on it every meal. The only time you see the etching, is if you seriously look for it by cocking your head and looking down the length of the counters and table. The first thing guests do in my kitchen is glide their hands over the countertops, there is nothing like the beauty and luxury of honed marble. If you like shiny perfect things then stay away. If you appreciate the patina of wood in antiques then go for it.

Bless you! That's what I wanted to hear! I can't really afford Imperial, but am looking for a less colorful Mountain White slab. I think it won't be as impervious as Imperial, but I can definitely handle the etching. I live in an old farmhouse with NOTHING new. I think I will love it. I have not seen any granite that looks like marble. Thanks for the input.

You are welcome. I have pics posted of my counters on houzz under the lake house. We are doing the imperial dandy again in our other house on the backsplash up to the ceiling , island and counters. I have honed carrera in my bathrooms due to the cost and it is a liitle more grey and shows the etching slightly more but still love it.

Honed marble sounds perfect for a farmhouse , I wish I lived in one. You will love it. Using marble is about a mood and character that appreciates natural beauty, age and it's imperfections something I appreciate more as I grow older.

Gorgeous marble, gorgeous home! Nothing like it IF you love marble. Thanks, again. And sorry if I hijacked the link.

It looks like they were custom made by Korts & Knight http://www.korts.com/Latest-Project.html

If you click on "more info" above, you can see product information. You can find these at Horchow:

http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=cprod71680022&parentId=cat13400732&masterId=cat5720731&index=3&cmCat=cat000000cat000001cat1290731cat5720731cat13400732

Weathered Teak 3134 by Sherwin Williams is a similar stain to try.

Benjamin Moore's Snow White is a similar color.

Not sure what you mean - there is a large space between the island and the back cabinets, where someone would stand at the sink.

Yes, I think it is just the perspective of the photo that is a bit deceiving and creates an illusion that there is no space between the sink and the stovetop behind it.

I think that's a Dornbracht faucet but I can't find it on their website. Blanco also has one that's similar.
http://www.efaucets.com/detail.asp?Product_Id=440690

Looks like these are by Arteriors; if you search "Hinkley Wood and Iron Barstool" you'll find several places to purchase them; at the time I'm writing this it looks like they start around $497.

Thank you so much! I have to tell that I love your ideabooks and I follow you on Design Public!

That is a chair by Noir! I just used it in a project! You can't buy from them directly but you can go to their website and find a retailer in your area. Good Luck!

http://www.noirfurniturela.com/GCHA136.html

An invisible range hood would be specified in this gorgeous kitchen.
Miele makes one as I'm sure do others:
http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Appliances/Kitchen/H3K2G7L2
:) Rhoda

Looks like the same material as the backsplash.

Agreed -- it looks like Cararra marble. Here's more on that type of stone: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/158673/list/Cararra-vs--Calacatta-Marble--What-is-the-Difference-

It is marble, but it's Calacatta.

Well, it is cooler than a chocolate brown, which has more red, it is darker than taupe, that has more purple..it has this soft sophisticated look..

yes it does have a sophisticated look, it's so hard to explain! thank you for your help! i will try taupe, didn't think of that one :)

They are not the same, but ...
http://www.maynardstudios.com/furniture.html

These are arteriors barstools. You can get these through the Light Art showroom. 970-382-8878.

thank you for your response , much appreciated.
michael eisenman

I believe these stools are from Horchow: http://www.horchow.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=cprod82050001&eItemId=cprod82050001&cmCat=search&searchType=MAIN&parentId=&icid=&rte=%252Fsearch.jhtml%253FN%253D0%2526Ntt%253DBarstools%2526_requestid%253D7743